Magazine vending machine



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Filed May 15, 1954 ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Andre Graillat,

New York, N. Y.

Application May 15, 1934, Serial No. 725,791

3 Claims.

This invention relates to vending machines for magazines and other periodical publications wherein the deposit of a proper coin unlocks certain mechanism which, when operated, will discharge a single periodical from the machine.

It is the primary object of my invention to provide a machine of the character described which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efficiency and durability and further to provide in a vending machine a coin-sorting device which will constantly distinguish coins of improper size or weight from the proper coins and will function to discharge these inferior coins out of the machine, this coin-sorting device being in cooperation with an unlocking mechanism adapted to be readily adjustable to function on either one, two or more like coins.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a method for the storage and dispensing of magazines which is of particular simple construction and operation.

The invention Will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of the application, with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not conned to the exact showing of the drawings nor to` the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modications may be made therein as do not aiTect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail and the particular physical embodiment illustrating the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference 'designate corresponding parts thruout the several views.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a general side elevational View of the apparatus.

' Figs. 2 and 3 are front and side elevational views, respectively, of the coin-operated unlocking mechanism, element 42a being omitted from Fig. 2 for the sake of clarity.

Fig. 4 is a partial side elevational View, partly in section, of the magazine storage compartment.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the magazine trap door.

Fig. '7 is a detail sectional View illustrating the vmethod of discharging a magazine.

Figs. 8 and 9 are front and side elevational views, respectively, of a modied form of coin- (Cl. S12-55) operated mechanism, element 'I5 being omitted from Fig. 8 for the sake of clarity.

The apparatus in general comprises a number of major units consisting of a pedestal base I0 which provides the support for the apparatus and 5 a housing I I which includes a magazine compartment I2 and a mechanism compartment I3. The magazines I4 are stacked on the top platform I5 of the base I0 and are sustained in vertical alignment by their engagement with the interior walls 10 of the compartment I2, which is bottomless and adapted to t over and slide downwardly over the base IU by its own Weight so that as the top magazine of the stack is removed the entire housing lowers until its top I6 of transparent material rests against the remaining top magazine. To prevent the upward removal of the housing II from the base a ratchet mechanism is provided which comprises housing lock pawls I'I swingably mounted on the base at I8 and pressed into engagement by springs I9 with a series of slots 20 cut into the end walls of the magazine compart-A ment I2, as shown in Fig. 4.

Reference now is directed to the coin-sorting device shown in Figs. 2 and 5. A coin chute 2 I, the upper end of which is in registry with a coin slot 22, is adapted to receive and transmit a deposited coin to the sorting device 23. This device comprises a bypass partition 24 pivotally mounted to the rear of the coin chute 2l on the pin 25 and having a rearwardly extending arm 26 upon the end of which is attached a counterweight 21, the force of which tends to hold the partition 24 in its diagonal position across the chute, as shown in Fig. 5. When the proper coin is deposited the gravitational pull on the coin engaging with the bypass partition 24 counteracts the force of the weight 21 to swing the partition 24 out of obstruction of the chute 2 I and the coin is permitted to drop into the hopper 28. Should a coin of lesser weight be deposited the partition 24 remains in its normal position and this inferior coin is retained in the chute resting on the bypass partition where it remains until another proper coin is deposited, whence both coins are permitted to drop into hopper 28. Should a coin of the proper weight but of lesser diameter be deposited, this coin would be ejected thru the opening 30 before it functioned to displace the by-pass partition 24, the width of the opening 3U being slightly less than the diameter of a proper coin. The opening 3D has its vertical edges spaced only a suilcient amount to retain the proper sized coin Within the chute and to permit all coins of a lesser diameter to pass thru same.

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Attention is now directed to the coin-operated unlocking mechanism illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the function of which is to release the engagement of the ejector shaft 32 so that ejector handle 33 may be operated to discharge one magazine. A balance lever 34 is swingably supported by the shaft 35 which is journalled in the bracket 36 affixed to the housing; One end of the lever 34 is provided with a horizontal platform 31, which in its normal position engages.1 with the lower end. of hopper: 28;andf forms. the bottom.tliereof.. Between the fulcrum and the opposite end of the lever 34 areformed a plurality of notches 38;`

which are conveniently marked tordesignate the proper setting for the adjustable? tirount'erweight!V 39, the end of the threaded portionrof.v which is. adaptedto engage in the notches V38'.V The U- shaped fixture 40 supports the coiinterweight; 397 on the lever 34. If the price of the magazine to be sold is equivalent to one coin, the counterweight 391.Jv is: set: in the: iirst.v notch; If two,v or three of said coins; are: required the:4 counterweight isA setA toth the second orfthird. notch. A latch. dog. 4| is integral; with, the.y lever 341` and disposedto normally'engagewith a, latch barj42 tor hold. same;` int upperposition.. 'The laten.` bar- 4.--2;v rigidly mounted. on. latch shaftl 43: which. is journa'll'ediy ini the brackets. 44 and Whiclr alsocarries the releasing lever; 45. The free.' end' of latchzbar4'2r supports azweight 42a; Thefreeend of the releasing lever 45T engages-.with a locking member 46 which isf svvingablyv mountedV on: the

brackets^41 and has an anguiarlyextending arm* 481to1which is-suspenlsled aweight. 49; The lock- Y ing member 46' is: further provided. withI a notch.'

5.6 whichaisi. adapted tof engage a. locking arm: '5 rigidly attached to the:v ejector shaftY 32. weight 49 holdsthefnctch-A 56.' of the locking-member 46.l inf. engagement. with the locking armiV 5|.

Wheny thee proper coin. is depositedit. is carried:

thru,v the chute into hoppen 28; where.; it rests on. platform 3.1V where, by: the weight of; the coinV overbalancing the counterweight. 341-, the lever. 34, is. caused to swing.l` to'.` the position. shown, in; dot and dash-outline; whence thecoin slides. oft' plat-- form 3'|.n intoI a. coin receiver 5.5. This swinging; of the lever 34- movesits. latch' dog 4| out ofen-'1 gagenrent. with; latchsbar. 42e and` permits same;- to.y

swing. downwardly" actuated. by the weight. 42d.. This swinging, motion. isi transmitted thru shaft. 43- to.l the releasing lever 45;,the:freefend of. whichi engaging with; lockingl member.- 46 causes.y same to* swing; out of engagement withzthelocking arnr 5t.. The gravitationallrgull. onf the-Weight; 42a.` is ample; toovercometha force of? the weight' 49 thrw the mechanism as described.Y When' two; c.oins;arerequired. to, complete. the. sale the.d counterweight 39 beingset in the. second Hotel-1,. holdszlever 34; inactiveuntil the. secondproper coin-.is deposited; at. whichY time the unlocking? mechanism will..

functionA asr previously' described.- A; torsionalf spring- 56?,l the ends; of which; are connected re= spectively1 tofi'fherhoiasing` M; andftheejector shaft 32, effects the. return of. the.' ejector handle. 3:3 to its original position subsequent.r tothe opera-tion of thev handle ejecting-'a magazine. kAs soonf asthe'coin. or coinsslidefoff. thepla-tform; 31e1=the counter-weight 39, tends tov return lever 34 to its normal position but is prevented. from. so` act-A ing by. the, engagement of latch.bar-42.4 against. the

side, of latch dogL 4|.. The release of lever 34 by the. movement. of latch bar 42 out. ot engagement. with latch-dog. 4|. andthe returnof. the remaining. correlated mechanism t'o itsorlginal. locked. position is accomplishedduringthe operation. of

ejector handle 33 to eject a magazine. It is understocd that the entire locking mechanism subsequent to its being reset to locked position is in the position shown in dot and dash outline in Fig.

3. During the operation of ejector handle 33,Y

'engagement'. with latch dog 4| and lever 34 is releasedto swing back to its normal position. As soon as a magazine is ejected handle 33 is released and. brought/backby-spring 56 to its normal positionwhence locking arm 5| is again engaged in notch` 50, the locking member 46 being actuated bythe. weight. 4.9.

Aiiter the coin-operated locking mechanismhas,

functionedl to releaseilocking-arm 5.|-, the magazine` ejecting.` 'mechanismc is freatofbe operated by' the swinging oir ejector handle/33... Rigidly at*- tached to ejectorshaftSZ. at, opposite. ends; thereof are the. crank.. arms-.53 andg53 tatheftreaends of1^ which. are. pivoted connecting.r rodsJllf and 6|..-

'Ilhe opposite endszof. connecting. rods 66. andlf are:attached-..to. an ejector bar. 62. disposed laterally attherearof the. housingftl and adaptedfte engage thefrea-r edge'of theuppermost-magazine.

Upon movement of. handle. 33 ,for-.WardV the ejector" bar 62. is-caused.: to move' forward. andncany with. it, the: top-:magazine thru. the.. medium of the. crank: arms 5,8,and59 and the connec.ting=r.odsz6amls 6| In this fashion the forward end of: the-magazine isbrought into-` the delivery. slotf63which.ls. provided with. af thumb.- notch. 64. the top magazine may be. graspedand cornpletelvv removed from the housing. To forestall. any"l possibility of. the removal oi a magazinebyinserting atool or other deviceintd the. delveryfslotitj andV thus withdrawing. the magazine. a. tran door 64is.provided.: This.. trapdoor is-l-iingedly. mounted. om arod.6.51to.- the. housing. and:v held. in; nor-- mally closed. position by the spring'. 66.. -Thef phantom view ofthe trap,v door. 6.4,. shown in. out-- 1ine,.illustrates. its position duri-ng.. election ofx the;

magazine.

Y As soon. as. the entire, contentsof thevending-V machine isY- exhausted the; supply of magazines. is.`V

replenished as-follows.. Itw-il-l beenoted'here that the.y housing has ldwered-until its top- |-6- rests onto the-platform |,5.ofathefliase.'i Housing is.

held in.. this, position thelpawls` lf'kengagingA in;V the. slots.. 20: The top-of. the; housingris removedy and. thehousing is, then raisedassoonfas thepawls.

are disengaged. To facilitate the holdingg of. housing in uppermost position. preparatory to loading same, thexpinsixr thebaseare provided.

These pins are pulled out until they engage-with.

thehousmg to. holdA it in raised-position. A stack of magazinesisthen placed in the'.compartment.y I2. and. the top. is replaced; The pins. 68: are" pushed back to their former: position and the. housing isthus free-tolower until its top I6 rests on the top magazine. Thefmachineeis now ready for vending,

InY Eigs. 8- and 9; in modifiedfcrm,` the coinoperated unlocking mechanism is illustrated. A.

coin slot' '||l-v is.v providedsimilar tofthat, in thefrst form except that` it is. substantially of.- uniform cross-section. thruout itsv entire length and; hasV at lower endalongitudinala 11;... A. coini trip lever 12 is swingably mounted on the shaft 13 which is journalled in the bracket 1I. 'I'he free end of lever 12 passes transversely thru slot 1|. The counterweight 15 is suspended to lever 12 tohold it in normal position. A latch dog 16 is integral with lever 12 and disposed to engage with a latch bar 11 to hold it in upper position. Latch bar 11 is rigidly mounted on shaft 18, to which is also rigidly fixed the releasing lever 19, the shaft 18 being journalled in brackets 80. The latch bar 19 is identical to that provided in the first form and has its free end engageable with the locking member 50. This modified form is provided where the machine is to function by a single coin. The coin being inserted in the chute 10 actuates coin trip lever '12 and thus moves same to position shown in outline, in which position latch dog 16 has moved out of engagement with latch bar 11, thus permitting latch bar 11 and releasing lever 19 to swing to unlocked position actuated by weight 8| which is suspended to the free end of latch bar 11. 'I'his movement of lever 19 in engagement with locking member 50 eiects the unlocking of the ejector mechanism. 'Ihe return of the locking mechanism to its locked position is eiected in similar manner to that described for the first form.

What is claimed as new is;

1. In a. machine of the character described, a base the topv of which is adapted to support periodicals, a housing telescoping with said base and supported by the periodicals, and means for ejecting the topmost periodical horizontally, said means comprising a U-bar including a cross piece contacting the rear edge of the topmost periodical and means for forwardly shifting said bar to eject the topmost periodical.

2. In a machine of the character described, a base having a top adapted to support periodicals, a housing telescoping with said base and supported by the periodicals, means for ejecting the topmost periodical horizontally, said means comprising a U-bar and including a cross piece adapted to contact the rear edge of the topmost periodical, and means for shifting said bar forwardly to eject the topmost periodical, said U- bar being pivotally mounted at its ends to said shifting means.

3. In a machine of the character described, a base having a top adapted to support periodicals, a housing telescoping with said base and supported by the periodicals, means for ejecting the topmost periodical horizontally, said means comprising a U-bar including a. cross piece adapted to contact the rear edge of the topmost periodical, means for shifting said bar forwardly to eject the topmost periodical, said U-bar being pivotally mounted at its ends to said shifting means, said housing having an opening thru which the periodicals are ejected, and an outwardly opening spring pressed closure normally closing said opening and adapted to be moved to open position by movement of a periodical.

ANDRE GRAILLAT. 

